The crisp, cool air is telling us that fall has arrived, and with this change in seasons comes the eagerly anticipated start of football season. Many of us wonder how we lived without it for so many months. Whether you prefer college, the pros, or both, this is the time of year you've been waiting for. I grew up in a home with two parents who ...

One dilemma I occasionally face is having to scan a patient who has killed someone. We often get motor vehicle accident traumas brought in after a fatality, and the patient we are scanning is the cause of the accident. I had one such case last weekend, where a man was driving drunk with his wife and son in the car. The wife was pretty banged up ...

This week I saw my first patient refuse her CT scan due to her concerns of receiving too much radiation. She stated that she has had numerous scans recently and knows that the radiation can be dangerous. This led me to research this topic a bit and gather some more information so I could be better informed. I found an article in USA Today that ...